Thanks so much for your reviews!!!! I loved them! And I meant to post this last night but I fell asleep before I could. Some people were asking about bren's team and I had written some in to this chapter, but I haven't gotten the inspiration for Zach yet, so I'm working on that. But here's the next chapter and I hope you like! Feel free to send me your comments, questions, ideas, etc.

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Chapter 2 : Wanna Bet?

"Yo Booth!" A hand flashed in front of his face and Booth looked up. "Man where have you been? I've been tryin to ask you where you were this morning for like the past five minutes."

"I was trying to get my detention taken away. You know that if I got one more I wouldn't be able to play in this week's game."

"Right, and how did that go?" His friend Nick just rolled his eyes, knowing how unlikely it was.

Booth smiled. "Actually, Mr. Laint took it away."

"Oh yea, he's like in a really good mood today. I think it's because we like got this new student in our class today who was like super smart." Cam sat her lunch try down next to Booth and used his shoulder to sit down.

"Right, I heard she's in the foster system and that all of her previous foster parents kicked her out because she's psycho." Nick nodded his head. "Look, here she comes now."

They all looked up to see Brennan walking across the cafeteria trying to find a table to sit at.

"Ugh have you seen her clothes, and honestly those shoes?" Cam just shook her head and turned to look at Booth. "So Seeley, I was thinking I would get a red dress for homecoming…Seeley?"

But Booth wasn't paying attention, he was too busy thinking. He had gotten out of Chem class today thanks to a doctor's appointment, and now he was wishing for the first time that he had gone to class. I could have had her sit next to me. True, that Hodgens kid sits there, but I could get him to give up his seat...

"Dude, Booth! I think you've got a thing for the new chick!"

"Nah man, I saw her basically ignore him this morning before homeroom." Jake said as he sat down across from Booth. "I never thought I'd see the day when a girl would turn down Seeley Booth."

His friends just started laughing at him.

"No, that's not what happened. I was just showing her where the classroom was because Mr. Laint made me. I guess it was in return for taking my detention away or something." Booth shrugged as he looked across the lunch room to where she was sitting.

"I bet she still wouldn't go out with you even if you did try. She's so uptight." Nick said with his mouth full of pizza.

Booth just rolled his eyes.

"What are you backing down from a challenge? Too afraid to be turned down?" Jake goaded Booth.

"Fine. You're on." Booth shook hands with Nick. "But if I win, you have to take Cam here to Homecoming."

"Alright, but if I win you have to…try out for the school play!"

"Deal."

Nick and Jake laughed as they thought about the bet, while Cam just looked around uninterested. It's not like she cared which of them she went to the dance with, as long as she got her title as Homecoming Queen.

Booth smiled to himself, he was going to win this and then have the excuse to get to know Brennan. It was a win-win situation. He looked back at Brennan again, there was something about her that just drew him in.

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Brennan closed her locker and nearly screamed. Angela was standing right behind it with a huge smile on her face. The two had met in their literature class that afternoon and seemed to form an odd friendship. Honestly they were nothing alike, but Brennan didn't mind and obviously Angela enjoyed "taking her under her wing." Not like I know what that means.

"Oh my God, Bren you'll never guess what I just heard." Angela squealed.

Looking completely uninterested, Brennan threw her backpack over her shoulder. "What?"

"Booth isn't taking Cam to the dance!"

"So?" Brennan walked down the hall towards the exit. The day was finally over and she planned to get as far away from this place as possible. She loved learning, but when the day was over she wanted to get away from all the people, social interaction was near pointless.

"Oh come on. He has to be the hottest guy in school and he's the quarterback. And now he's solo for the dance. Girls are practically throwing themselves at him, hoping that he'll ask them to the dance." Angela said as they left the building.

"Why do you care? I thought you were going with Hodgins?" Brennan was confused.

"I am, but you can't blame me for wanting to gossip. And hey, you don't have a date…"

Brennan just rolled her eyes. "Like I would ever throw myself at some pompous, arrogant, self-centered, egotistical –"

"Talking about me Brennan?" Booth came up behind them and gave her his charm smile.

She turned at looked at him square in the eyes, "I would ask how you knew, but I'm guessing you get that description a lot."

She turned to continue walking, but was stopped by Booth grabbing her arm. "Hey wait!"

As he grabbed her arm some of the books Brennan was carrying fell out of her hands. Booth quickly jumped down to get them.

"Sorry about that." He smiled nervously as he stood back up. Smooth Seeley grab her and make her drop her stuff. God I can be an idiot sometimes! He looked at the books as he handed them back to her.

"Why are you reading about bones?" He asked, intrigued.

"I want to be a forensic anthropologist. Now why are you following me?"

"I just wanted to talk. You know, ask how your first day went." He gave her a shy smile.

Angela just looked like she was going to scream.

"It improved once I got to homeroom."

Booth put his hands to his chest in mock hurt. "And here my day went completely downhill after we parted ways."

"Then you obviously need to get a life." Brennan grunted in frustration. Why was he bothering her? This isn't how it goes. I start a new school, I make maybe one friend, concentrate on getting great grades, get kicked out of my house for defending myself, and start all over. Well, teachnically last time didn't go with the plan either, but

"Hey Tempe." All three of them turned to a tall man leaning against a black truck not far away.

Brennan looked between Booth and Angela's questioning stares and started to slowly back away. Neither of the two recognized the guy and wondered how he knew Brennan.

"Right, I'll talk to you guys tomorrow. That's my ride."

Booth just stood there and watched as Brennan walked up to this guy. As she approached he bent down and gave her a deep kiss and then helped her into the passenger seat. He turned and glared at Booth one last time before he walked over to the driver's side, got in and drove away.

"Dude did you see his jacket?" Booth hadn't realized that Nick and Jake were right next to him watching the very public display that had just occurred. "He's on the Chandler High School football team!"

TBC...